1995–96 Washington Capitals season explained

League:NHL
Season:1995–96
Year:1995
Team:Washington Capitals
Record:39–32–11
Homerecord:21–15–5
Roadrecord:18–17–6
Conferencerank:7th
Divisionrank:4th
Goalsfor:234
Goalsagainst:204
Attendance:15,155
Goalsleader:Peter Bondra (52)
Assistsleader:Michal Pivonka (65)
Pointsleader:Michal Pivonka (81)
Pimleader:Kevin Kaminski (164)
Plusminusleader:Mark Tinordi (+26)
Winsleader:Jim Carey (35)
Gaaleader:Jim Carey (2.26)

The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play. The Capitals made the playoffs, but lost their opening round series 4–2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Off-season

The Capitals introduced a new logo and color scheme featuring blue, black and bronze.[1] [2]

Regular season

The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for (9) during the regular season.[3]

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1||W||October 7, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 11, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3||W||October 13, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4||W||October 14, 1995||2–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|5||W||October 17, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||4–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|6||L||October 18, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||4–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7||L||October 20, 1995||4–7 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|8||W||October 26, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||5–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|9||W||October 28, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||6–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|10||W||October 29, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||7–3–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|11||W||November 1, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||8–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 3, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||8–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|13||W||November 4, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||9–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|14||L||November 7, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||9–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 10, 1995||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||9–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 11, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||9–7–0 || |- align="center"|17||T||November 14, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||9–7–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|18||L||November 17, 1995||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||9–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|19||L||November 18, 1995||0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||9–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|20||W||November 21, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||10–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|21||L||November 24, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||10–10–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|22||W||November 25, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||11–10–1 || |- align="center"|23||T||November 29, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||11–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|24||L||November 30, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||11–11–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|25||L||December 2, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||11–12–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 5, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||11–13–2 || |- align="center"|27||T||December 8, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||11–13–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|28||W||December 10, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||12–13–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|29||W||December 14, 1995||4–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||13–13–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|30||W||December 16, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||14–13–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|31||L||December 18, 1995||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||14–14–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|32||W||December 22, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||15–14–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|33||L||December 23, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||15–15–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|34||W||December 26, 1995||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||16–15–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|35||W||December 28, 1995||5–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||17–15–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|36||W||December 30, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||18–15–3 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|37||W||January 1, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||19–15–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|38||L||January 3, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||19–16–3 || |- align="center"|39||T||January 5, 1996||4–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||19–16–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|40||L||January 6, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||19–17–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|41||W||January 11, 1996||6–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||20–17–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|42||L||January 13, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||20–18–4 || |- align="center"|43||T||January 16, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||20–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|44||W||January 17, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||21–18–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|45||L||January 23, 1996||4–5 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||21–19–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 25, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||21–20–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|47||W||January 26, 1996||1–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||22–20–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|48||W||January 28, 1996||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||23–20–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||January 31, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||23–21–5 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|50||W||February 1, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||24–21–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|51||W||February 3, 1996||6–5 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||25–21–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|52||W||February 7, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||26–21–5 || |- align="center"|53||T||February 8, 1996||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||26–21–6 || |- align="center"|54||T||February 10, 1996||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||26–21–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|55||W||February 13, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||27–21–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|56||L||February 15, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||27–22–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|57||W||February 16, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||28–22–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|58||L||February 18, 1996||0–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||28–23–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|59||L||February 22, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||28–24–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|60||L||February 24, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||28–25–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|61||W||February 27, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||29–25–7 || |- align="center"|62||T||February 29, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||29–25–8 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|63||W||March 2, 1996||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||30–25–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|64||W||March 3, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||31–25–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|65||L||March 9, 1996||1–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||31–26–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 10, 1996||0–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||31–27–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|67||W||March 12, 1996||9–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||32–27–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|68||L||March 15, 1996||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||32–28–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|69||W||March 17, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||33–28–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|70||L||March 19, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||33–29–8 || |- align="center"|71||T||March 21, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||33–29–9 || |- align="center"|72||T||March 23, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||33–29–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|73||W||March 26, 1996||7–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||34–29–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|74||W||March 27, 1996||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||35–29–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|75||W||March 29, 1996||5–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||36–29–10 || |- align="center"|76||T||March 31, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||36–29–11 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|77||W||April 3, 1996||5–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||37–29–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|78||L||April 4, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||37–30–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|79||W||April 6, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||38–30–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|80||W||April 10, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||39–30–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|81||L||April 11, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||39–31–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|82||L||April 13, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||39–32–11 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 ||W|| April 17, 1996 || 6–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Capitals lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2 ||W|| April 19, 1996 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Capitals lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 ||L|| April 22, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Capitals lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 ||L|| April 24, 1996 || 2–3 4OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| April 26, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 6 ||L|| April 28, 1996 || 2–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins win 4–2 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=6 Regular seasonscope=colgroup colspan=6 Playoffs
20 C 73 16 65 81 18 36 6 3 2 5 1 18
12 RW 67 52 28 80 18 40 6 3 2 5 0 8
90 C 80 14 50 64 −3 30 5 0 7 7 −4 6
22 LW 70 23 22 45 13 92 2 0 2 2 1 0
9 RW 68 18 23 41 8 103 2 0 0 0 −1 7
55 D 78 15 26 41 25 60 6 2 4 6 −1 4
3 D 81 5 33 38 5 40 6 2 0 2 −3 12
32 C 82 13 24 37 5 112 6 1 5 6 4 24
14 C 62 17 19 36 7 46 5 2 1 3 −4 12
6 D 78 10 25 35 13 50
10 LW 74 7 13 20 7 30 6 0 1 1 −1 4
16 C 48 7 10 17 8 14 5 0 0 0 −1 0
24 D 71 3 10 13 26 113 6 0 0 0 −2 16
27 LW 50 2 10 12 1 151 2 0 0 0 −1 19
2 D 66 8 3 11 −1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 LW 16 6 5 11 8 12 6 2 0 2 −3 12
36 C 70 4 7 11 −1 75 6 1 1 2 1 2
29 D 78 3 7 10 7 149
11 C 33 0 7 7 3 16 3 0 0 0 0 4
18 LW 11 3 3 6 5 0 6 1 3 4 −5 0
4 D 66 2 4 6 −3 34 6 0 0 0 −2 6
19 D 48 2 3 5 −4 85
34 RW 20 2 1 3 −5 8
23 C 54 1 2 3 −1 164 3 0 0 0 0 16
41 C 19 0 3 3 −3 2
15 D 3 1 0 1 −1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
30 G 71 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0
28 D 4 0 1 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 1 8
38 D 1 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 −1 10
26 RW 3 0 0 0 −1 5
37 G 18 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 4
26 D 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=10 Regular seasonscope=colgroup colspan=9 Playoffs
30 71 35 24 9 1631 153 2.26 .906 9 4069 3 0 1 39 10 6.18 .744 0 97
37 18 4 8 2 406 46 3.08 .887 0 897 5 2 3 167 11 1.93 .934 0 341

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(annual)		Lester Patrick TrophyMilt Schmidt[4]
NHL First All-Star teamJim Carey (Goaltender)[5]
Vezina TrophyJim Carey[6]
League
(in-season)		NHL All-Star Game selectionPeter Bondra[7]

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
First gameStefan UstorfOctober 7, 1995[8]
Brendan Witt
Nolan BaumgartnerOctober 18, 1995
Andrew BrunetteJanuary 17, 1996
Steve PoapstApril 10, 1996
Richard ZednikApril 13, 1996

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[9]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
117Brad ChurchPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
123Miika ElomoKiekko-67 Turku (Finland)
243Dwayne HayGuelph Storm (OHL)
493Sebastien CharpentierLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
495Joel TheriaultBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5105Benoit GrattonLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
5124Joel CortGuelph Storm (OHL)
6147Frederick JobinLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
8199Vasili TurkovskyCSKA Moscow (Russia)
9225Scott SwansonOmaha Lancers (USHL)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LaCanfora . Jason . Caps change their image with a new logo, colors . Baltimore Sun . August 12, 2023 . June 23, 1995.
  2. Web site: Capitals Jersey History . Washington Capitals . August 12, 2023.
  3. Web site: 1995-96 NHL Summary . Hockey-Reference.com . August 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: Lester Patrick Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . NHL.com . August 27, 2023.
  6. Web site: Vezina Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 27, 2023.
  7. Web site: 1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
  8. Web site: 1995-96 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 6, 2024.
  9. Web site: 1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . August 28, 2023.

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